Natalie Cole 1950-2020

We remember Natalie Cole all day today. It would have been her 70th birthday.

We remember Natalie Cole all day today. It would have been her 70th birthday.
In the liner notes to her new album “Reasons”, singer Lindsey Webster says that “this is the most personal album I’ve ever written. You’ll likely feel the pain…but the excitement and beauty…were real moments in time…Reasons is in two parts, telling two totally different stories that occurred back-to-back.” The combination between Lindsey and her musical…
Gina wishes everybody a Happy Thanksgiving. She won’t be able to help in the kitchen today since we’re part of the annual Christmas market celebrations which will take place this upcoming weekend at our beer garden site. We would like to take this opportunity and give thanks to all our regular and new customers who…
I still remember seeing singer/songwriter Ledisi perform for the first time. It was way back in 2000 in San Francisco at a tiny little bar/cafĂ©. At the time, she had just released her debut album “Soulsinger”, a set of brilliantly executed neo soul songs which still resonates up to this day. On April 25th, Ledisi…
The Berlin Jazz scene is constantly looking for new ways to get the music across and to spur interest in this expanding music niche that seems to be growing with each day. Here is a new festival with a pretty interesting theme: four musicians, which have chosen Berlin as their main driving force and which…
Gina spent a couple of weeks in the Netherlands recently. She had a lot of fun chasing mice, birds, and jackrabbits and jumping into creeks and small lakes. She is back in her garden now where she spends the last weeks of summer before moving back into her city apartment. Look out for more reviews…
It would have been Nancy Wilson‘s 83rd birthday today and I thought I’d use the opportunity and feature another album in our new category of albums that you won’t find on Spotify. “Take My Love” was released in 1980 and Nancy’s commercial success had been on the low side after her incredible streak in the…